Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, running — both by foot and at the mouth.

Vine ripe tomatoes, fresh picked basil — Summer eating doesn’t get better. Love the linger of the basil on your hands after you’ve picked it, the scent is so strongly associated to summer for me it just brings a rush of happiness. Add fresh mozzarella and those vine ripe tomatoes I mentioned and I’m grinning ear to ear…

Sometimes the simple pleasures are just what is needed to feel a bit more grounded.

After a fun but long day at the beach the last thing I wanted to do was make dinner. I had some fresh basil from my mom’s garden and after reading this in the car on the way home I was inspired. Perfect late night summer dinner!